Michael Scott

The mayor's race isn't all that's at stake on April 7. Voters in 18 wards will choose an alderman because no candidate in the Feb. 24 round received at least 50 percent of the vote. Though Chicago has held runoffs for alderman for many years, this election is uncharted territory. It's difficult to predict how an intensifying campaign for mayor will affect who comes out to vote.

The Tribune today offers endorsements in those City Council races that are still in doubt. We affirm endorsements offered in the first round for Alyx Pattison (2nd Ward), Patrick Daley Thompson (11th Ward), Raymond Lopez (15th Ward), Stephanie Coleman...

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